The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-09-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Paul Grottkau. the Milwaukee socialist,
has loft the county jail aud has resumed
editorial work in his Wells street office. Z
Phil Armour has placed $1,000. 900 to
the credit Of his son, Ogden, on his books
for him to begin life on.
The steamboat Minnie Herman, which
ran between Sioux City aud Pierre, struck
snug near 81. Stephens Mission and
sunk. The boat Is total loss and was
not insured.
tls assumed in many quarters that beei
famine is not fur away. Estimates az to
the destruction OF cattle in the Northwest
last winter are that In Montana there were
about 400, 900 head. in Idaho about 100.
900, in Wy oming about 800. 900, In Colo.
RADIO about .60,0oO; or $50, 900 In all.
oessiye drouth, 1T h estimated that the
losses, in Illinois, 1own;, Ohio Missouri,
Kansas, and in New Mexico, Texas, Ne
braska, Minnesota and Dakota swell the
tota: to $500. 600 head of teeves.
The North Dakota" Medical association,
was organized Mt Fargo and the Following
officers elected: President, DR.. Mohtgom.
cry. Ardoch; first vice preafdent, DR.. Teel,
Grand Forks; second vice president, DR..
Lundy. 1nkster; secretary, DR.. Irwin.
Grand Forks; treasurer. DR.. Wheeler, Grand
Forks. ~.
The stay granted in the Sharp case does
not appear to affect tho old gentleman in
the least.
1t is the general belief that DR.. Parker,
who will attempt to bear up the mantle OF
the late Henry Ward Beecher, has under:
taken too difficult task.
James Mcknight of Salt Lake City,
yvh vito tA:-
and whose son il United States consul
ut st. Helena, firmly believes polygamy
will never he cradicated from Utah and
says that this Is the general conviction bi
the Mornons. He was an intimate and
confidential friend of Brigham Young,
whom he regarded as great nnrl good man
until the grasping and avaricious dispo:
sition seized him after he had made mil
lion dollars out OF the Union Pacific rail:
way.
The president appointed Henry G. Dor.
stel of Maine consul at Pernambuco.
Documents are discovered in the land
office at Washington which may compel
Secretary Lamar to modify his dicisiofi as
to the Northern Pacific indemnity lands.
The owners OF the fishing schooner Lydia
T. Crowell, OF Beverley. have given her up
for lost. 1t is believed that all on board,
sixteen in niimber, are lost.
Bradstreet's says that special telegrama
from the most important distributing cen.
ters throughout the United States indicate
that there is a fair degree OF activity in
the movement ef general merchandise.
This ie mere noticeable in dry goods and
groceries, purchases of fall stocks by in.
terror merchants being quite active in all
directions except where the effects Of the
late drouth West and Southwest arc most
conspicuous.
Gov. Lee OF Virginia smokes an immense
red clay pipe which Gen. Sibley OF St. Paul
gave him. The pipe is thus described
This pipe was made by lsla- Du-Ta, OF
Red Eye OF the Sissetor Hand, a one armed
brave OF the Dakota Indians, from the red
pipe quarry. celebrated by Longfellow in
his 'Hiawatha.' Presented to Gov. Ftx.
hugh Lee OF Virginia while in Minnesota,
Jan: rs, 1887. by Wah.Ze- Oni. mi, OF
Walker in the Pines, " this being the In.
dian name OF Gen. Sibley.
President and Mrs. Cleveland on their
arrival at st. Louis Saturday evening Oct
l. will proceed Immediately 10 the residence
OF Mayor D. X. Francis, whose quests they
will be until Monday morning, when they
will take quarters in one Of the hotels
The president and wife will spend SUNDAY
Oct,9. in Madison, Wis, the guests OF Sec.
rotary, Villas, and will be the guests OF ex.
Senator Howell f. Jackson at Nashville
Tenn, on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Hon. Charles NJ. Waterman was placed
in nomination as the non.partisan cantli.
dates for district Judge at Davenport, Iowa
MIR. Waterman is the present incumbent,
having been appointed to the bench by
Gov: Larrabee last spring to fill the unex.
pired term OF Judge Rogers deceased.
A sensation was caused at Kansas City,
by the arrest Of Charles Babbitt, and the
announcement that Frank Whitney had
unburdened his mind of the secret which he
had carried for eighteen months. Babbitt
is charged with the wrecking of freight
train at Elm Park, six miles east OF Kan.
sas City, in April, 1885. The trap was
laid Tor passenger train but the extra
freight was caught. It is claimed that IT
will be conclus;vely proven that the who'll
scheme was the direct result OF the precon.
certed action instigated and formulated in
lodge room OF the Knights OF Labor.
Warrants are out for members who stand
high in the order, who are charged with
murder, train wresking, perjury and con
spiracy.
Rev. Edward F. Doane. the missionary
o. the American board OF Ponape, in the
Caroline islands, who WAS arrested re.
Gently and imprisoned by the Spanish
autho rites on the pretext that he had in.
cited the natives to disloyalty to their
governor has been released.
The London Times presents its estimate
on the years wheat crop, which is the best
OF the year.
1t il reported at Berlin, that q fresh at
tempt to murder the car was made or
the Goth inst. A nihilist disguised as Al
officer OF the guards approached the i'm
perlal carriage on a journey from St
Petersburg 70 Krasnoe Selo, and fired q
revolver twice. The first shot missed the
car. but the second perforated his coat
The czarina has since been suffering from
nervous prostration.
The sensational and Heretofore unex.
planned suicide of John Warmblood al
Davenport recently has been OK.
planned by the revelation OF the fact that
the estate is involved to the extent of $1O5,.
900. The assets are estimated at $3.50,
900.
At Decatur, Co., recently an alter cation
occurred, brought on by an unruly color.
ed man, at q colored church gathering
Officers were called in. riot followed
when general firing ensued in which
Marshall Hunt was killed and an unknown
negro was also shot dead. Tom Shivere
(white) il MORALLY wounded.
The best proof of the full restoration oil
the emperor's health was his appearance
at Potsdam recently at the maneuvs ol
the cavalry division of tho guards. The
emperor watched the evolutions from an
open carriage, wearing helmet instead OF
an undress cap, the use OF which is a Ger.
tain sign that he is ailing.
Detroit has lead of OBI per cent. in
the National league, St. Louis TIA in the
American association, and Milwaukee
.O36 in the Nor thwestern league.
1t is rumored in Berlin that Russia has
decided to take an Independent action III
regard to Bulgaria, and to send a govern.
or there unless Turkey intervenes quickly
and puts an end to the crisis. According
to published interview Prince Ferdinand
complains bitterly that he is now in a diffi.
suit position being deserted by those who
advised him to 60 to Bulgaria.
ADublin dispat ch sta ties that the 20 vern.
'nent has summoned John Manderville,
chairman Of the Mitchelstown board Of
poor law guardians. for making q speech
melting to violence on the occasion OF
William O'Brien's visit to Mitchelstown.
Mr.. Mandcrville leads the plan OF cam.
pHiyn movement in County Cork Hc &c